An end to public entertainment is easily portrayed as inevitable during the pandemic, but in the UK it’s a direct result of the government’s failings, writes Kamran Abbasi […]
Year: 2020
Eleanor Stott: The fixed path of medical training—how 2020 proved me wrong
Eleanor Stott describes how she’s found solace in realising that the path of medicine isn’t so rigid after all […]
Medical students with cancelled overseas electives can still find many worthwhile UK projects
Scarlett Brandley describes her placement working on the CardMedic tool […]
The covid-19 vaccine has brought a buzz and hum of hope, after months of flat, grey, resignation
On 9 December, both my 80 year-old clinic patient and I had a covid vaccine. He was my last patient in clinic, and we’d hit lunch breaks, so I said […]
Behind closed doors: lessons from elite sport could help parents locked out of neonatal units
Thousands of elite athletes are once again participating in close-contact sport every week, and even throughout the recent “Lockdown 2.0,” and despite the ongoing covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Athletes have special […]
Christmas and covid-19 on the paediatrics ward
Working in the NHS is very different right now. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the norm, beds are distanced, visitors are sparse, and doctors can’t even shake hands. A warm […]
As covid-19 has progressed, ministers have gone from hiding behind the science to hiding from the science
Ministers have lacked the confidence to draw together scientific and other forms of evidence to form a clear strategy and make decisions, says Tom Sasse […]
Happy covid Christmas…it’s a dog’s life
We have likely spent too much of 2020 believing our own thoughts, and striving to prove ourselves right. This unscientific tik was also on display when one of our family […]
A multi perspective approach to understanding the development of occupational therapy in the UK
Scholarly articles are meant to stimulate discussion, but sometimes they do for unintended reasons. A recent article in the Christmas issue of The BMJ by one of us (Neil McLennan) […]
The way in which the NHS manages patients presenting with possible bowel cancer symptoms is in need of review
The way in which the NHS manages patients presenting with possible bowel cancer symptoms is in need of urgent review. A new article in The BMJ suggests that the evidence […]